We are bilingual (in Spanish) but our son didn't get into Spanish--he got into the French immersion. My husband and I both took French, but our boy laughs at us when we speak it to him. He corrects us or tells us to stop trying to speak French!

I may change my opinion as my child gets older, but I don't think it's a prerequisite to know the language. In fact, part of what they continue to learn at home is English, reading, writing, and how to convey ideas. I ask my child every night what the instructions are for her homework and we use a Spanish dictionary together. I could be wrong, but if a child does not readily grasp concepts, I think immersion might be an added layer of complexity that might be hard for a student.

I speak some Spanish (four semesters in college nd I'm pretty good with languages) but my kids surpassed me on a lot of things by around 4th grade. It wasn't an issue though.

Thank you!

16:37 here. My early worry was homework and how I could help if everything was is another language. The kids help each other. No problems at all.

I planned on it but my child got so far ahead very early on. I didn't think I could keep up. All the kids progress very quickly. They are like sponges at 5. It was really amazing.

Did any of you take classes or do Rosetta Stone to get more familiar with the language used in your child's immersion program?